Re: Lana Del Rey

I'm not particularly interested in her past or her perceived authenticity, but I am fascinated that the entire indiesphere now moves at such a rapid pace that there can be these kinds of debates about artists before anyone has even heard a third track from them. Her music -- or at least what little any of us have heard -- doesn't strike me as anything particularly memorable; she's hitting bloop singles on material that Chan Marshall was crushing for homers on The Greatest.

Re: Lana Del Rey

I'm not particularly interested in her past or her perceived authenticity, but I am fascinated that the entire indiesphere now moves at such a rapid pace that there can be these kinds of debates about artists before anyone has even heard a third track from them. Her music -- or at least what little any of us have heard -- doesn't strike me as anything particularly memorable; she's hitting bloop singles on material that Chan Marshall was crushing for homers on The Greatest.

I see why there is backlash. People feel like they are being sold something and I mean it does seem like there is some sort of PR machine behind Lana Del Rey. The question is why is she getting so much attention over someone like Grimes who makes much more interesting music? You are right though people on either side need to chill out, there are two songs out right now.

Re: Lana Del Rey

Originally Posted by summerkid

I see why there is backlash. People feel like they are being sold something and I mean it does seem like there is some sort of PR machine behind Lana Del Rey. The question is why is she getting so much attention over someone like Grimes who makes much more interesting music? You are right though people on either side need to chill out, there are two songs out right now.

Re: Lana Del Rey

Holy shit, I was JUST about to say the same thing. "Blue Jeans" sounds like a really, really bad cover of "Wicked Game."

Originally Posted by bmack86

And it's been long established that Chris hates fun.

Originally Posted by Hatinisbad

I took my niece this year and it was her first Coachella. It was so fun to see it through her eyes. She thought it felt like a magical scene from Shreck. The one where all the fairy tale creatures meet for the first time in Shreck's swamp.